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30/05/12 06:57 BST

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		INJURY SETBACK Open champion Darren Clarke is out of next month's US Open due to a groin injury. He has been advised to rest for a month and is set to return to the Irish Open on June 28. Clarke's injury blow!

PAUL LAWRIE OUT TO IMPRESS
Paul Lawrie gets another chance to show Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal his fine form. (More)

DONALD AND MCILROY PAIRED IN OHIO
Luke Donald and Rory McIlroy will go head-to-head in the first two rounds of the Memorial tournament. (More)

PRICE IS RIGHT
Nick Price is taking over from Greg Norman as captain of the International side in the Presidents Cup. (More)

CLARKE PULLS OUT OF US OPEN
Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from the US Open. (More)

LAWRIE CLOSES IN ON RYDER CUP SPOT
Paul Lawrie's second place at Wentworth has taken him close to a Ryder Cup return. (More)

MONTY MISSES OUT ON MAJOR SPOT
A 900-mile drive failed to pay off as Colin Montgomerie missed out on a US Open berth. (More)

RANKING BOOST FOR ROSE AND LAWRIE
Justin Rose and Paul Lawrie have reached their highest-ever positions on the world rankings. (More)

JOHNSON WINS DESPITE LATE DRAMA
Zach Johnson survived a two-stroke penalty on the final hole to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational. (More)

VICTORIOUS DONALD BACK ON TOP
Luke Donald won the BMW PGA Championship to return to the world number one spot. (More)

CAUDAL HOLDS OFF DAVIES
Anne-Lise Caudal defeated Laura Davies in a nailbiting play-off to win the German Open. (More)

ELS APOLOGISES FOR OUTBURST
Ernie Els has apologised for his expletive-laced criticism of Wentworth. (More)

MORE WENTWORTH MISERY FOR MONTY
Colin Montgomerie followed his highest-ever score at Wentworth with an even worse one on Sunday. (More)

JASON DUFNER HOLDS LEAD
Jason Dufner continues to set the pace but Zach Johnson is just behind at the Crowne Plaza Invitational. (More)

DONALD CLOSING IN ON TITLE DEFENCE
Luke Donald is on course to retain his BMW PGA Championship title and go back to world No 1. (More)

ERNIE ELS FURIOUS ABOUT COURSE
Ernie Els has fumed about the condition of the Wentworth course he re-designed. (More)

MONTY SET FOR US OPEN QUALIFYING
Colin Montgomerie and Jose Maria Olazabal will both bid to qualify for the US Open at Walton Heath. (More)

HOLE-IN-ONE HUDSON SHARES LEAD
England's Rebecca Hudson is in a three-way tie for the lead at the UniCredit Ladies German Open. (More)

DUFNER ON COURSE FOR SUCCESSIVE WIN
Jason Dufner is on course for a second straight tournament win at the Crowne Plaza invitational. (More)

McILROY HAS WENTWORTH MELTDOWN
Rory McIlroy crashed out of the BMW PGA Championship as James Morrison leads at Wentworth. (More)

DARREN CLARKE WOES CONTINUE
Darren Clarke has yet to make a halfway cut this season as he took another weekend off at Wentworth. (More)

MORRISON TO SIDESTEP US OPEN
James Morrison will turn down a place in the US Open if he wins the BMW PGA Championship. (More)

LINDBERG LEADS IN GERMANY
Pernilla Lindberg has the halfway lead at the UniCredit Ladies German Open. (More)

ZACH JOHNSON LEADS THE WAY
Zach Johnson holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational. (More)

FORTUNE FAVOURS DRYSDALE NOT McILROY
David Drysdale and Peter Lawrie lead the way at Wentworth but Rory McIlroy could be fined. (More)

'FREAK' INCIDENT COSTS McDOWELL
Graeme McDowell incurred a two-stroke penalty during the first round of the BMW PGA Championship. (More)

WILD DRIVES CAUSE CASEY CHAOS
Paul Casey's latest return from an injury lay-off saw him crash from two under par to a six-over 78. (More)

BOOTH SHARES LEAD IN GERMANY
Carly Booth was in a four-way share of the lead after round one of the Unicredit Ladies German Open. (More)

OPEN SPOT FOR ENGLISH
Tour rookie Harris English and Greg Owen have both qualified the Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes. (More)

LAWRIE APOLOGISES FOR MEDIA SNUB
Paul Lawrie has apologised for the way he stormed off after losing at the Volvo World Match Play. (More)

OLAZABAL TO SELECT FOUR VICE-CAPTAINS
Jose Maria Olazabal has confirmed he will select four vice-captains for his Ryder Cup team. (More)